Amrit in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Amrit in context

2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AmritAsh Sharqiyah (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Amrit plotted against Ash Sharqiyah and Egypt. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Amrit's incremental SNDi rose from 3.22 to 3.25 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Amrit ranked 22nd out of 28 cities in Ash Sharqiyah and 101st out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.25
Rank in Egypt
47th of 213
Rank in Ash Sharqiyah
13th of 28

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.22
Rank in Egypt
101st of 213
Rank in Ash Sharqiyah
22nd of 28

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AmritSiyanaLoushan

In new street additions, Amrit fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Siyana built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Loushan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Amrit and Siyana both became progressively more disconnected, while Loushan fluctuated in connectivity. Amrit and Siyana have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.